BACKGROUND Atherosclerosis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are systemic inflammatory markers that are correlated with poor cardiovascular outcomes. AIM To explore the relation of NLR and PLR with severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS The study population consisted of 180 consecutive patients...

Introduction and Aim: The routine markers of CAD show elevation after the development acute manifestations. There exists a need for establishment/validation biomarkers that predict preclinical atherosclerotic changes. This study assesses utility haematological indices in prediction prognostication CAD. Materials Methods: retrospective includes 830 patient reports investigated serum Troponin T r...

BACKGROUND The outcomes of patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) differ between individuals. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on survival in patients with metastatic NPC. METHODS A total of 229 patients with disseminated NPC were evaluated. The effects of pretreatment peripheral blood neutrophil, lymphocyte, and NLR ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES An elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been suggested to be associated with a poor prognosis in several cancers. We evaluated the utility of an elevated NLR as a biomarker to predict the prognosis of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients treated with cabazitaxel (CBZ). METHODS We analyzed 47 patients who received CBZ chemoth...

BACKGROUND Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a serious health concern in developing countries. Rheumatic mitral stenosis (RMS) is the most long-term sequel in RHD. The neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a novel marker, and a higher NLR has been associated with poor clinical outcomes in various cardiovascular disorders. We evaluated the availability of NLR to predict severity of mitral steno...

BACKGROUND Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are inflammatory markers used as prognostic factors in various diseases. The aims of this study were to compare the PLR and the NLR of heart failure (HF) patients with those of age-sex matched controls, to evaluate the predictive value of those markers in detecting HF, and to demonstrate the effect of NLR and...

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet (PLR) as diagnostic adjunct tests for early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS). Methods: prospective cross-sectional included 80 full-term neonates with confirmed EOS healthy newborns. All examinations were done 24 hours after birth. Neonatal (NS) was characterized a positive blood culture symptoms of infection...

The aim of this study is to investigate the diagnostic efficacy of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio (NMR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and non-CD controls. These ratios were all derived from complete blood counts. Two hundred and six participants including CD inpatients and non...

BACKGROUND COPD exacerbations requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission have a major impact on morbidity and mortality. Only 10%-25% of COPD exacerbations are eosinophilic. AIM To assess whether eosinophilic COPD exacerbations have better outcomes than non-eosinophilic COPD exacerbations in the ICU. METHODS This retrospective observational cohort study was conducted in a thoracic, surge...